Planted planning...

AWESOME!! cant wait for the filled pics! Fern and the anubias and all other plants looking good!!
Also cant wait to see the growth of the ADA Solar I.
Congrats!!

 

Easy way to get rid of that oily film is to just drag some Carlton toweling over the surface...bit of PT,but gets rid of it super efficiently....

 

@Sean J - It is looking stunning! Im green with envy right now - especially since my cube has been put on hold for a little while

 

I used a net. And water flow also helps. Most of it was gone by this morning.

 

@Sean J, dude this is going to be epic!! Can't wait to see it filled and clear.

 

Thanks man!

The water was quite clear this morning. Not 100%, but that will change in the next couple of days.

 

Ok... Got home, played with the family for a while, and then put the lighty to sleep... THEN, I installed the Co2. I have decided to use the Pollen Glass Beetle 30 ADA diffuser... Let me say one thing, I will NEVER use a cheap Ebay diffuser ever again. Seriously. This thing must save on Co2, because it is so efficient. It's awesome, and I'm not just saying that.

Check:


And the tank so far. I need quite a lot of plants still... There is a lot of open ground here.




Not too bad for day 1...

 

dude thats gonna look sick in a months time!!!!!!!!!!!

the rock is only to keep the wood down?right?

congrats dude!!!

 

Yeah, as soon as the wood is completely soaked, I'll take it out. I think the rock might be a little big, but it's doing the job.

 

That is going to look awesome... :adore:

 

Thanks! There is still quite a long way to go before then though.

 

Man that's an ugly rock

This is going to look real nice so keep us updated,

 

LOL! Thanks dude... It is an ugly rock. Hopefully the wood gets soaked in soon... I really want that rock out. It's messing up my scape properly!!

 

Sigh... When I grow up... Sean it really is looking awesome. :adore: What other plants are you wanting to add now? Can I come see it on Sunday?

 

There are a few plants that I really want, like Pogostemon stellatus, Pogostemon helferi, Cyperus helferi, Ammania gracillis, Stuarogyne repens, Rotala wallichii and Ludwigia sp Cuba.

You can definitely come around to see... Not sure if I have plans for sunday. I need to check with the minister of home affairs. LOL!

 

I disagree....

Ditch that piece of wood that's making it look ugly and leave the rock in...

 

OI!! Behave yourself!

 

It's been running for a week-ish now, and it pearls like a soda stream machine! This light is insane. The Aquasoil is brilliant as well. Easy to plant in and it looks really natural. I'm really loving it. I will try and get a video off my phone and show you the pearling. neilh was kind enough to give me a few stems too. Got some Rotala colorata, and a stem of Staurogyne repens... So a little more real estate has been planted. Still quite a lot more open space.

 

really nice Sean. i have to say i would love some pogostemon helferi too, i ask Didi at petstop to find me some if he could so i live in hope hehe. that wood is going to make an awesome centre piece.

 

I'm really considering removing the piece of wood... But then it wouldn't really be a nature aquarium... I need to refine my design of the scape once I have enough plant mass.